Archive for January, 2019
Lesley Joseph for Miss Hannigan
Lesley Joseph to star in Annie tour for Edinburgh:
Lesley Joseph will play the role of Miss Hannigan when the touring production of Annie visits the Edinburgh Playhouse in September and October 2019.
Open Call for White
EUTC to stage UK premiere of James Ijames’ comedy:
The Edinburgh University Theatre Company has put out an open call for its UK premiere of James Ijames’ White, a comedy about race, gender and the place of art in an absurdly divided society.
Stones in His Pockets for King’s
Comedy replaces Mockingbird in April:
Marie Jones’ Olivier Award-winning comedy Stones in His Pockets is to fill the gap in the Edinburgh King’s schedule left by the shock cancellation of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Zappa ghosts into Playhouse
Frank Zappa Hologram Tour’s only Scottish date:
The “mind-melting” Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa hologram tour has its only Scottish date, at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 9 May 2019, 42 years after Zappa’s only ever Edinburgh appearance.
Touching The Void
★★★★☆ Viscerally convincing:
There is a depth and grit to Touching The Void at the Lyceum that threatens to carry all before it.
Sing-along Gondoliers
EdGAS annual G&S sing-along for Feb:
The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society will be staging a sing-along performance of The Gondoliers on Sunday 3 February 2019.
Glasgow Girls
★★★★☆ Politically Powerful:
A thought-provoking and inspiring piece of musical theatre, Glasgow Girls at the Kings Theatre feels more relevant than ever as it returns for a new tour.
Jane McDonald for Playhouse
UK Tour for star of Cruising With Jane McDonald:
Jane McDonald the BAFTA award-winning star of Cruising with Jane McDonald, is playing one night at the Edinburgh Playhouse in June 2019.
Mockingbird pulled
King’s pulls To Kill A Mockingbird as tour cancelled:
The full UK tour of To Kill A Mockingbird has been cancelled following threats of litigation from the American rights holders.
McFadden for Playhouse Priscilla
Joe McFadden to star in UK tour of Priscilla:
An “over the moon” Joe McFadden is to play the lead in the all-new production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, opening this Autumn and touring to the Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2019.
